Third man charged in 2016 death of Christian Brothers High grad

A third man has been charged in the death of William Edward "Eddie" McDonald, an 18-year-old Christian Brothers High School graduate, shot and killed in 2016 at a party.

Mario Colbert has been charged with first-degree murder in McDonald's death. Colbert was booked in the Shelby County Jail at 201 Poplar on March 5.

Aaron Marr, 19, and Jeylon Harvey, 20, have also been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting on Dec. 10, 2016

McDonald was pronounced dead on the scene by Memphis police officers when they responded to a shooting at a party at the Country Squire Apartments in Cordova.

Police said two men and a woman were denied entry to the party, which started an argument. The suspects walked away and then began shooting at the people at the party.

McDonald's mother Dena McDonald told The Commercial Appeal that witnesses told her he died saving a male friend.

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William Edward "Eddie" McDonald(Photo: The Commercial Appeal)

McDonald, who played football for CBHS, was studying criminology at Southwest Tennessee Community College and dreamed of being a police officer, his family said.

Marr and Harvey were arrested a week after the shooing. They were indicted on the charges on Feb. 15. Marr remains in jail on a $500,000 bond. Harvey was released on a $100,000 bond last month.He will be in court for on March 15. Marr will be in court on March 29.